BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army started shelling a jihadist enclave south of Damascus on Tuesday in preparation for an operation to retake the area, a commander in a pro-Damascus regional military alliance said. Source: Reuters World News
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A crude bomb went off outside an Indian government relief office in Nepal causing minor damage but no injuries, officials said on Tuesday, in what appeared to be a rare gesture of Nepali anger toward its giant neighbor to the south. Source: Reuters World News
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian anti-aircraft defenses shot down missiles fired at the Syrian air base of Shayrat in Homs province late on Monday and another base northeast of the capital, Damascus, Syria's state television and pro-Iranian Hezbollah media said. Source: Reuters World News
SEOUL (Reuters) - Senior South Korean officials may visit Pyongyang ahead of next week's summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a senior South Korean official said on Tuesday. Source: Reuters World News
The families of Canadian diplomats in Cuba will return home permanently due to unexplained heath concerns, Canada's government announced Monday. Source: Latest CNN News
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats on Tuesday raised the pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives to back proposals to reform the euro zone as agreed in their coalition deal. Source: Reuters World News
Scientists have accidentally developed a plastic-eating enzyme that may be used to combat one of the world's worst pollution problems. Source: Latest CNN News
The European Union on Monday followed China in complaining to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. "Having a substantial interest as an exporter in this case, the European Union requests consultations with the United States" to agree "safeguards", the EU said in a statement published on the world [...]
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SEOUL (Reuters) - Kim Jong Un hobnobbed with a visiting Chinese ballet troupe as he capped a weekend of celebrations in the North Korean capital that conspicuously lacked a show of military might that marked many previous festivals. Source: Reuters World News